Gold Medal – Toppling Goliath PsuedoSue
Silver Medal – Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale
Bronze Medal – Black Husky Pale Ale
Other Participants: 3 Floyds Zombie Dust & Maine Brewing MO
Board of Director Votes (includes @jagatelife, @chadmeindl, @Badger_Alum1,
@ahrensjeremy and @rjjturner)
Gold Medal – Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale
Silver Medal – Toppling Goliath PsuedoSue
Bronze Medal – 3 Floyds Zombie Dust
Analysis
The Gold and Silver winners were definitely in a different
league than the rest. The Board of
Directors flipped the two and it was very difficult to choose which was the
best. I thought Sue had some spicy notes
that I was a little surprised by and was a bit more forward. Everything about Fort Point was potent,
balanced and wonderful. Black Husky took
home bronze and was the outlier of the group.
Less hoppy and really malty, which was popular amongst the popular vote
(while the board rated it last). Mo was
solid, but underwhelming compared to the other brews in the category. Lastly, Zombie Dust is a really good beer,
just not worth the hype or energy required to track down. It has a great nose and is much more malty, but
that beer lives on hype.
My Ballot
1) Fort Point 2) Sue 3) Mo 4) Zombie Dust 5) Black Husky
The Takeaway
Trillium Fort Point and Toppling Goliath PsuedoSue are
really remarkable beers and the epitome of the style. Do whatever you can to get your hands on
these beers because you will not be disappointed. If hear Zombie Dust is going to be on tap or
can easily pick it up, go ahead and enjoy.
Otherwise this beer is not worth any additional resources to find. Maine Mo is solid and reasonably priced,
definitely worth picking up if you see it at the store. I would say avoid the Pale Ale from Black
Husky and get yourself some Spoose Joose.
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